Getting Started

Open an inbox

Go to maile.uk and type any name in the search box — or visit directly:

https://maile.uk/box/hello

The inbox opens immediately without any signup. Any email sent to hello@maile.uk appears here.

Tip

You can also type or paste a full address like hello@maile.uk — the app strips the domain automatically.

Inbox layout

The inbox is split into two resizable panels:

• Left panel — email list with sender, subject, and timestamp. Unread emails appear bold.
• Right panel — email content. HTML emails are rendered in a sandboxed <iframe>; plain text is shown as a fallback.

Use the All mail / Unread tabs at the top of the list to filter your view.

On mobile, the panels stack — tap an email to open it and use the Back button to return to the list.

Real-time delivery

New emails appear automatically through a Server-Sent Events (SSE) connection. No refresh is needed.

Toggle the Play Chime button at the bottom of the email detail panel to hear an audio notification when new mail arrives.

Managing emails

• Delete an individual email using the trash icon in the email detail view.
• Clear inbox removes all emails for the current address at once.
• Emails are also automatically cleaned up — see Email lifecycle.

Recent mailboxes

The app remembers the last 5 inboxes you visited in browser localStorage. They appear as quick-access buttons on the homepage.

Inbox settings

Open the Settings tab in the sidebar to:

• Set a password — require a password before anyone can read the inbox
• Set self-destruct — schedule the inbox to auto-delete after a fixed number of hours
• Cancel self-destruct — remove a previously set expiry timer

Webhooks

Go to the Webhooks tab in the sidebar to configure local and remote webhooks. See the Webhooks guide for details.